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110,851,000. PATENITED JUNE 11, 1907. M. L. GLASS.

GAP. APPLICATION FILED IAR. 1a, 1901.

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M. L. GLASS.

GAP. APPLICATION FILED 1,511.16, 1907.

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UNITED STATES OFFIOE.

MENDEL L. GLASS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO G RAM & GLASS OAPCOMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed March 16,1907. Serial No. 362,626.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MEN'nnL L. GLASS, a citizen of the U ni'ted States,and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in (laps, of which the followingis a specification.

.\.:fy invention relates to caps and has for its principal objects toprovide for the separation of the cover from the frame so as to providefor washing the cover and for interchanging one cover with another," toprovide for the reversal of the cover, and to secure other advantageshereinafter appearing.

The invention consists in the parts and in the arrangements andcombinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, andwherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure 1is a top plan view of a cap embodying my invention, a portion thereofbeing shown in. section; Fig. 2 is an edge view partly in elevation andpartly in section taken on the line 2---2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is across-section through a modified construction of cover embodying myinvention; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the clamp for holding the ends ofthe flexible ring together; Fig. 5 is a plan view partly in section of acap embodying a modification of n'ry invention; and, Fig.

6 is an edge view partly in elevation and partly in section on the line6-6 of Fig.

My cap comprises a flexible frame and a cover therefor. The frame comprises a band 1 preferably of a fabric that can be cleaned and aflexible ring 2 of greater diameter than the band. The band and the ringare connected together by flexible ties 3 which serve to keep themsubstantially concentric with out forming a rigid framework. In order toincrease the flexibility of the ring, it is made of a thin resilientstrip preferably of flat wire braid; and for the same reason, the tiesare preferably made of strips of leather or cloth which are sewedflatwise to the band and to the ring.

The cover comprises a circular body portion 4 having an inturncdmarginal portion 5 constituting an annular pocket. The periphery of thispocket is of substantially the same length as the periphery of theflexible ring 2 of the frame, so that, when said ring is insertedtherein, it stretches or expands the cover to the desired shape andkeeps the frame in proper position relative thereto.

In order to insert the expansion ring into the pocket, it is onlynecessary to contract the frame by bending or flexing it until it may bepassed into the pocket. \Vhen the expansion ring is inside of thepocket, its resiliency causes it to resume its normal shape, therebyexpanding the cover. Olwiously, in order to remove the cover from theframe, it is merely necessary to reverse this operation, that is to say,the frame is collapsed until it is small enough to be removed throughthe central hole.

The construction shown in Fig. 3 comprises two members A and B nch ofwhich is a complete cover of the kind above described. Of these twocovers, each comprises a main body portion and an inturncd flanged ormarginal portion and they are joined together only at the margins oftheir inturned flanges. By this arrangement, each cover serves as alining for the other and the device may be used with either coverexposed to view. This construction is advantageous when there isoccasion to use caps of different colors, as one member A may be made ofone color and the other member B may be made of a different color: 'lhcinside color B is concealed from view but it may be displayed by merelyturning the device inside out. One great advantage of this constructionis that the side intended for general use, that is the outer cover ormember A may be made of any de sired fabric, wl'iereas the inner memberor lining therefor B may be made of some waterproof fabric. In case ofrain, the device may be turned inside out and used as a storm cap.

One of the principal advantages of my construction is that the fasteningties 3 provide an air space between the band and the margin of the cap.'lhis advantage may be socured by other means of fastening the cover tothe band, as for instance, by using an open-mesh fabric instead of theflexible strips. So, too, the inner margin of the cover may haveinturned flaps 6 provided with fastening devices arranged to cooperatewith fastening devices on the band. Suitable detachable fasteners forthis purpose are the ordinary ball and socket fasteners or preferablybutton holes 7 in the flaps arranged to cooperate with buttons 8provided therefor on the band.

As washable fabrics are liable to shrink, he expansion ring may beorigin ally made of lightly less periphery than the inside peiphery ofthe pocket. Preferably, the ends of the wire braid constituting the ringare overlapped slightly and their overlapping portions are clampedbymeans of a thin sheet-metal piece 9 constituting a clamp. In case ofshrinkage of the fabric of the cover, this clamping piece will permitthe ends to be overlapped farther so as to make the expansion ring fitproperly in the pocket. So, too, medallions and other ornaments to beattached to the cap are preferably'provided for by means of button holes10 in the cover, which button holes will not interfere with the Washingthereof.

Obviously, the construction hereinbefore described admits ofconsiderable modification without departing from my invention, and I donot wish to be restricted to the exact construction shown.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A cap comprising a frame consisting of a band, a flexible expansionring and flexible ties connecting them, a cover comprising a bodyportion and an inturned marginal portion arranged to constitute a pocketfor said expansion ring.

2. A cap comprising a frame consisting of a band, a flexible extensionring of flat wire braid and supple ties connecting them, and a covercomprising a body portion and an inturned marginal portion arranged toconstitute a pocket for said extension ring.

3. A cap comprising a frame consisting of a band, a flexible extensionring and flexible ties connecting them, and a cover comprising twomembers each having a body portion and an inturncd marginal portionarranged to constitute a pocket for said extension ring, the edges ofsaid marginal portions being joined.

4. A cap comprising a frame, a reversible cover separably mountedthereon, said cover comprising two members each having a body portionand. an inturned marginal portion arranged to cooperate with said frame,one of said members being waterproof.

5. A cap comprising a frame consisting of a band, a flexible extensionring and supple ties connecting them, and a cover comprising a bodyportion and an inturned marginal portion arranged to constitute a pocketfor said extension ring, said extension ring consisting of a wire braidand a clamping member adapted to clamp the ends thereof together.

6. A cap comprising a band, a flexible extension ring and supple tiesconnecting them, and a cover comprising a body portion and an inturnedmarginal portion arranged to constitute a pocket for said extensionring, said extension ring consisting of a wire braid and an adjustableclamping member adapted to clamp the ends thereof together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses this 9th day of March, 1907, atSt. Louis, Missouri.

MENDEL L. GLASS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE A. PENNINGTON, JULIA B lVlEGOWN.

